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Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen federal states. All decisions regarding educational policies are made by the state ministries of education within the scope of federal regulations.

Depending on which state, Digital Literacy is referred to as Informationstechnische Grundbildung, Informations- und kommunikationstechnische Grundbildung, or Medienkunde. Informatics is always referred to as Informatik.

Data Mode	Data Value	Explanation
Data Availability	Data available Report	The data for all German states has been derived from public documents of the Federal Ministries of Education and from I.Starruss' thesis "Analyse der informatischen Bildung an allgemein bildenden Schulen auf der Basis der im Jahr 2010 gültigen Lehrpläne und Richtlinien".
Informatics: First Contact	Lower Secondary Report	Informatics courses are offered starting in grade 7.
Informatics: Availability of Courses	Yes Report	In all German states, Informatics can be taken as an elective course in high school.
Informatics: Curriculum Consistency	State Report	The mandatory topics are Databases, Computer Architecture, Networks, Algorithms, Data Structures, Languages and Automata, Modeling and Implementing, and Software Engineering. Schools can put emphasis where they see fit. The core curriculum has been synchronized with Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Informatics: Enrolment	less than 10% Report	Not offered; see this document (in German).
Digital Literacy: First Contact	Primary Report	Pupils in primary schools shall learn how to use a computer for text processing. In natural sciences, they shall use computers and the internet to gather information, to combine data and files, and to communicate with others. The core curriculum used has been agreed upon by Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject?	Integrated Report	Digital literacy is not taught as a subject per se. Instead, there are various options for informatics courses.
Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency	State Report	The curriculum is aligned with standards recommended by the German Society for Informatics ("Bildungsstandards GI"). Starruss points out that this curriculum is synchronized with Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Digital Literacy: Enrolment	less than 10% Report	Not offered until grade 7; see this document (in German).
Teacher Training: Special Qualifications	Special qualifications Report	"The system of teacher education in Germany consists of two mandatory parts: in part one, prospective teachers study two subjects at the university (e.g., CS and mathematics), corresponding domain-specific education and pedagogy, as well as general education, pedagogy, and learning sciences [...]. After their graduation from university, they then enroll in in-service training (“Referendariat”), which lasts 18 months. The in-service training finishes with a state examination that provides a teaching license in the two subjects studied and admits the graduates to the teaching profession." [Knobelsdorf et al., 2015], Section 3.1. Depending on the state and district, fast-track entries to the teaching professions for trained professionals may be possible.
Teacher Training: Number of Subjects	2 Report	See this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: Entry Requirement	M.Ed. / M.Sc. + pgc. Report	See Sec. 3.2 of this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: In-Service Length	13-18 months Report
Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum	No Report	See this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum	Yes Report	See this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability	Yes Report	See Appendix II.1 of this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers	(Yes) Report	See this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Professional Experience	No Report	See Sec. 3.2 of this document (in German) of the "Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany".
Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers	Substantial Training Report	Requirement: 75 ECTS; see this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Physics Teachers	Substantial Training Report	Requirement: 75 ECTS; see this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Business Teachers	Substantial Training Report	Requirement: 75 ECTS; see this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers	Substantial Training Report	Requirement: 75 ECTS; see this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines	Substantial Training Report	Requirement: 75 ECTS; see this page (in German).
Teacher Training: Security of Employment	Tenure Report	All teachers have tenure (derived from Article 33.4 of the German Constitution (translation)), though 20-25% do not have civil servant status.
Educational Policies	State Report
Learning Objectives	State Report